A new Holocaust education program is being trialled across selected Adelaide high schools in a bid to further help the younger generation understand why any form of anti-Semitism or hatred is "unacceptable".

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The new Holocaust education program will be rolled out in February

A teacher will visit 12 Adelaide schools during the pilot stage of the program

The chairperson says teaching about the Holocaust is "now more important than ever"

The pilot program will be taught at 12 high schools over the next few months as part of the Year 10 curriculum before it will be incorporated into Adelaide's first Holocaust museum.

The Adelaide Holocaust Museum and Steiner Education Centre has enlisted an educator to develop and deliver the program, which will then transition into an in-house resource at the museum when it opens in Adelaide later in the year.

The centre's chairperson, Nicola Zuckerman, said it was vital to keep teaching the younger generations about the atrocities that occurred in the past.

"We've seen around the world the rise of anti-Semitism and other forms of hatred and racism," Ms Zuckerman said.

"I think it's now more important than ever that the younger generations are educated about the history of the Holocaust and the lessons to be learned from it.

"Without understanding that, it's difficult for them to understand in today's world why anti-Semitism and any form of hatred is just entirely unacceptable."